Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 1PH
How much crime is recorded in CW12 1PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Congleton Town
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,906 (2024)
CW12 1PHCongleton
How safe is CW12 1PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 1PH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CW12 1PHNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Burglary3.99.1
Other theft2.24.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 1570% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.